Forum Upgrade Discussion

[Jeff]

I like that one.
It would have worked before the fix though, there was a 128K limit and that's only 95K.

It was nothing to do with the upgrade, but was caused by a change I made to the way PHP runs on the server. That imposed a 128K limit so I had to set the variable to a higher limit in the Apache configuration file. So now you know the solution if you ever come across the problem again :icon_wink

 

[bocadillo]

I like that one.

I thought you might.

 

[DesertFox]

I like that one.
It would have worked before the fix though, there was a 128K limit and that's only 95K.

It was nothing to do with the upgrade, but was caused by a change I made to the way PHP runs on the server. That imposed a 128K limit so I had to set the variable to a higher limit in the Apache configuration file. So now you know the solution if you ever come across the problem again :icon_wink

That was one of them. Amazing work Webbo!

I don't think I've ever had to mess with Apache files. Sounds like a nasty business!

 

[spionfox]

Fixed!

Relative? :icon_bigg

 

[drummindefender]

Definitely prefer the blue colour scheme to the default. Just need a logo at the top of the page and you're done!

 

[From Gradel to Grave]

That's odd because I tried it with a test user with the same settings as you had, and I had the same problem. I then changed their usergroup and it started to work.
Maybe you're seeing a cached version of the page?
Try again but press ctrl-F5 when you get to the page with the odds on.

Working now! :icon_bigg

 

[Orifice]

I notice that Dessies bird photos now appear too wide for the page and I need to use the scroll bar or right-click/View Image to see the whole thing.

Is this something that can be set right? I tried removing the right hand column and that does help a little but not fully.

I'm using 1040x720 on a regular monitor. I bet I need to fork out for a 'widescreen' one, don't I?

 

[Jeff]

I notice that Dessies bird photos now appear too wide for the page and I need to use the scroll bar or right-click/View Image to see the whole thing.

Is this something that can be set right? I tried removing the right hand column and that does help a little but not fully.

I'm using 1040x720 on a regular monitor. I bet I need to fork out for a 'widescreen' one, don't I?

The image size limit hasn't changed, the maximum width has been set to 1,000 pixels for a few years now.
So you should have had the same problem in the past.

By default Firefox automatically scales images to fit the page. Maybe it's not doing it any more?

 

[Orifice]

The image size limit hasn't changed, the maximum width has been set to 1,000 pixels for a few years now.
So you should have had the same problem in the past.

By default Firefox automatically scales images to fit the page. Maybe it's not doing it any more?

The problem never used to be there, it always would show the full image but not now. I've just tried it on IE8 and it's the same. I've taken off the right-hand column but there's still a left-right scroll bar in each of the bird posts. Weird.

 

[SwedeFox]

I can only see half the picture on my iPad as it won't let me scroll sideways. Not sure if other iPad users experience this (Notts)? Perhaps the site just isn't optimized for iPads.

 

[Darth Vodka]

I don't have IE8 so I can't check it myself, can you give me some examples of the problems you're having?

it seems to clog up RAM and it lags as you type stuff in

no worries...i'll install chrome at work or maybe try a newer version of IE

 

[Nottingham Fox]

I can only see half the picture on my iPad as it won't let me scroll sideways. Not sure if other iPad users experience this (Notts)? Perhaps the site just isn't optimized for iPads.

Yes getting the same.

 

[Cate Fox]

If you use Firefox there's a browser plug-in that does the same job. I've not tried it so I don't know if it's any good.
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/80618

Now when I click on the link, it comes up with a long list of userscript...not sure what to do with it.

 

[Nottingham Fox]

Jeff have you tinkered with any settings? My iPhone continually defaults to mobile version everytime I navigate from one page to the other.

On my iPad the front screen is viewable normally, however when I go into a thread, it's all spread out and looks really basic. Ive noticed today for the first time, I get a pop up telling me I can install Front Runner for my iPhone and iPad.

It's working fine on my laptop (IE8)

 

[Nottingham Fox]

FFS it's working again now. Grrrrrr

 

[Jeff]

Jeff have you tinkered with any settings? My iPhone continually defaults to mobile version everytime I navigate from one page to the other.

On my iPad the front screen is viewable normally, however when I go into a thread, it's all spread out and looks really basic. Ive noticed today for the first time, I get a pop up telling me I can install Front Runner for my iPhone and iPad.

It's working fine on my laptop (IE8)

I've installed Forum Runner this evening. It's similar to Tapatalk, and it's available for iPhone, iPad and Android. There's a free (read only) version available for people who want to try it out. You can get it from the usual apps stores.

The "basic" version was when I broke something. That shouldn't be happening now.

I've set it up to default to the mobile version when it detects it's being used on a phone. I'll switch that off for smartphones.

 

[Jeff]

Until I've finished upgrading everything there may be other weird things happening.
The choice is to either test it on the live forum, or take the forum down when I want to change something.

 

[FryattFox]

Until I've finished upgrading everything there may be other weird things happening.
The choice is to either test it on the live forum, or take the forum down when I want to change something.

Test it live; I'd rather people bear with a few issues than have no forum at times.

But maybe that's because I've had no issues on good old IE8.

*grabs bin lid and shields self*

 

[bocadillo]

Jeff have you tinkered with any settings? My iPhone continually defaults to mobile version everytime I navigate from one page to the other.

It was doing this on my laptop about an hour ago. OK now.

 

[Siouxsie]

I've not been able to sign in from my phone since the upgrade.

I get a message saying something like "thank you for logging in siouxsie, click here if your browser doesn't redirect you"

but whether I wait or click the link I just go back to the login screen.



edit: I've just spotted the "normal mode" - and having clicked that it logged me in, although I prefered the pretty colours and layout of the mobile version